2025 Hampton Pirates football team

2025 Hampton Pirates football
ConferenceCAA Football
Record2–10 (0–8 CAA)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
  • Bobby Blizzard (2nd season)
  • Ollie Taylor (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTodd McComb (6th season)
Home stadiumArmstrong Stadium
2025 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Rhode Island $^   8 – 0     11 – 3  
No. 9 Villanova ^   7 – 1     12 – 3  
No. 22 New Hampshire ^   6 – 2     8 – 5  
No. 21 Monmouth   6 – 2     9 – 3  
William & Mary   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Maine   5 – 3     6 – 6  
Elon   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Stony Brook   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Towson   4 – 4     6 – 6  
North Carolina A&T   2 – 6     2 – 10  
Campbell   2 – 6     2 – 10  
Bryant   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Albany   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Hampton   0 – 8     2 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Hampton Pirates football team represented Hampton University as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Pirates were led by second-year head coach Trenton Boykin,[1] and played their home games at Armstrong Stadium in Hampton, Virginia.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 303:00 p.m.at No. 17 Jackson State*
HBCU GoL 14–2813,576
September 66:00 p.m.Elizabeth City State*
FloSportsW 27–205,131
September 137:00 p.m.at North Carolina A&T
FloSportsL 30–33 2OT15,806
September 204:00 p.m.vs. Howard*
HBCU GoL 7–3418,672
September 272:00 p.m.at Elon
FloSportsL 20–4111,158
October 44:00 p.m.Norfolk State*
FloSportsW 41–349,710
October 112:00 p.m.Campbell
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
FloSportsL 21–383,358
October 181:00 p.m.at No. 15 Villanova
FloSportsL 14–562,111
October 252:00 p.m.No. 10 Monmouth
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
FloSportsL 10–288,693
November 81:00 p.m.Maine
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
FloSportsL 7–352,179
November 151:00 p.m.William & Mary
  • Armstrong Stadium
  • Hampton, VA
FloSportsL 14–552,401
November 221:00 p.m.at No. 10 Rhode Island
FloSportsL 10–384,461
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at No. 17 Jackson State

See also: 2025 Jackson State Tigers football team
Hampton Pirates (0-0) at No. 17 Jackson State Tigers (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates 7 0 0714
No. 17 Tigers 7 7 01428

at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 3:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 13,576
  • Referee: Preston Clipper
  • TV announcers (HBCU Go): James Hadnot (play-by-play), Jon Kelley (analyst) and Lawrencia Moten (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (12:23) HAMP – Ja'Quan Snipes 3-yard run, Brett Starling kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:37; Hampton 7–0)
  • (7:48) JKST – Emari Matthews 2-yard run, Gerardo Baeza kick (Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 1:38; Tied 7–7)
Second Quarter
  • (14:35) JKST – Donerio Davenport 6-yard run, Gerardo Baeza kick (Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:44; Jackson State 14–7)
Third Quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth Quarter
  • (10:44) HAMP – MarShawn Ferguson Jr. 30-yard pass from Isaiah Freeman, Brett Starling kick (Drive: 3 plays, 55 yards, 0:50; Tied 14–14)
  • (5:32) JKST – Ahmad Miller 2-yard run, Gerardo Baeza kick (Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 5:03; Jackson State 21–14)
  • (4:00) JKST – Ahmad Miller 76-yard run, Gerardo Baeza kick (Drive: 1 play, 76 yards, 0:13; Jackson State 28–14)
Statistics HAMP JKST
First downs 20 19
Total yards 376 426
Rushing yards 175 283
Passing yards 201 143
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–29–1 15–30–0
Time of possession 33:33 26:27
Team Category Player Statistics
Hampton Passing Isaiah Freeman 10/17, 117 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Isaiah Freeman 13 carries, 94 yards
Receiving MarShawn Ferguson Jr. 5 receptions, 59 yards, TD
Jackson State Passing JaCobian Morgan 15/30, 143 yards
Rushing Ahmad Miller 10 carries, 172 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Joanes Fortilien 5 receptions, 43 yards

Elizabeth City State (DII)

See also: Elizabeth City State Vikings football
Elizabeth City State Vikings (DII) (0-1) at Hampton Pirates (0-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Vikings (DII) 7 13 0020
Pirates 10 0 71027

at Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 91 °F (33 °C) • Wind: E at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 5,131
  • Referee: Alexander Randolph
  • TV announcers (FloSports): Nathan Epstein (play-by-play), Kylee Quinn (analyst) and Tamara Brown (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (9:41) HAMP – Brett Starling 36-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 5:19; Hampton 3–0)
  • (4:09) ELIZ – Christopher Perkins 15-yard run, Benjamin Turner kick (Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 5:27; Elizabeth City State 7–3)
  • (0:50) HAMP – Jah'Kei Chavis 3-yard run, Brett Starling kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:19; Hampton 10–7)
Second Quarter
  • (1:59) ELIZ – Joe Griffin 25-yard pass from Christopher Perkins (Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 6:13; Elizabeth City State 13–10)
  • (0:02) ELIZ – Christopher Perkins 22-yard run, Benjamin Turner kick (Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 1:42; Elizabeth City State 20–10)
Third Quarter
  • (1:35) HAMP – Ja'Quan Snipes 5-yard run, Brett Starling kick (Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, 6:55; Elizabeth City State 20–17)
Fourth Quarter
  • (5:21) HAMP – Brett Starling 30-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 3:19; Tied 20–20)
  • (0:39) HAMP – Ja'Quan Snipes 47-yard run, Brett Starling kick (Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, 1:03; Hampton 27–20)
Statistics ELIZ HAMP
First downs 25 20
Total yards 353 391
Rushing yards 165 332
Passing yards 188 59
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–30–0 11–20–0
Time of possession 31:16 28:44
Team Category Player Statistics
Elizabeth City State Passing Christopher Perkins 19/30, 188 yards, TD
Rushing Traquan Johnson 17 carries, 80 yards
Receiving Joe Griffin 4 receptions, 51 yards, TD
Hampton Passing Isaiah Freeman 9/16, 51 yards
Rushing Ja'Quan Snipes 18 carries, 174 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Maxwell Moss 3 receptions, 26 yards

at North Carolina A&T

See also: 2025 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team
Hampton Pirates (1-1) at North Carolina A&T Aggies (0-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates - - --0
Aggies - - --0

at Truist Stadium • Greensboro, NC

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EDT
  • TV: FloSports
Statistics HAMP NCAT
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Hampton Passing
Rushing
Receiving
North Carolina A&T Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs. Howard (The Real HU)

See also: 2025 Howard Bison football team and The Real HU
Howard Bison (2-1) vs. Hampton Pirates (1-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bison 7 13 14034
Pirates 0 0 077

at Audi Field • Washington, DC

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: E at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 18,672
  • Referee: Jason Soistman
  • TV announcers (HBCU Go): James Hadnot (play-by-play), Steve Wyche (analyst) and Nia Symone (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (13:23) HOW – Travus Kerney 38-yard run, Matt Conord kick (Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:12; Howard 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (14:50) HOW – KD Mosley 17-yard pass from Kaden Cobb, Matt Conord kick (Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 3:21; Howard 14-0'
  • (9:11) HOW – Tyriq Starks 15-yard run, Matt Conord PAT failed (Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:44; Howard 20–0)
Third Quarter
  • (6:56) HOW – Travus Kerney 8-yard run, Matt Conord kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:47; Howard 27–0)
  • (0:26) HOW – Billy Roberson II 23-yard run, Matt Conord kick (Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 2:47; Howard 34–0)
Fourth Quarter
  • (6:56) HAMP – Earl Woods III 53-yard run, Brett Starling kick (Drive: 3 plays, 87 yards, 1:08; Howard 34–7)
Statistics HOW HAMP
First downs 24 11
Total yards 456 215
Rushing yards 274 144
Passing yards 182 71
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13-17-0 8-15-1
Time of possession 35:54 24:06
Team Category Player Statistics
Howard Passing Tyriq Starks 12/15, 165 yards
Rushing Travis Kerney 16 carries, 113 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Montrell Walker 2 receptions, 44 yards
Hampton Passing Braden Davis 3/4, 32 yards
Rushing Earl Woods III 1 carry, 53 yards, TD
Receiving Khaioz Watford 2 receptions, 26 yards

at Elon

See also: 2025 Elon Phoenix football team
Hampton Pirates (1-3) vs. Elon Phoenix (2-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates 6 0 14020
Phoenix 7 10 71741

at Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 2:00 PM EDT
  • TV announcers (FloSports): Taylor Durham (play-by-play), Dr. Khirey Walker (analyst) and Hannah Bradey (sideline)
Statistics HAMP ELON
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Hampton Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Elon Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Norfolk State (Battle of the Bay)

See also: 2025 Norfolk State Spartans football team and Battle of the Bay
Norfolk State Spartans (1-4) vs. Hampton Pirates (1-4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Spartans 14 7 31034
Pirates 10 17 7741

at Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 4:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 9,710
  • Referee: Jeremy DeAngulo
  • TV announcers (FloSports): Nathan Epstein (play-by-play), Terence Green (analyst) and Tamara Brown (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:49) HAMP – Brett Starling 39-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 28 yards, 3:06; Hampton 3–0)
  • (10:46) NORF – DreSean Kendrick 65-yard pass from Otto Kuhns, Marco Peery kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:03; Norfolk State 7–3)
  • (5:15) NORF – Jaylen Laudermilk 9-yard pass from Otto Kuhns, Marco Peery kick (Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 3:08; Norfolk State 14–3)
  • (1:57) HAMP – Donovan Shepard 7-yard pass from Braden Davis, Brett Starling kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:18; Norfolk State 14–10)
Second Quarter
  • (12:17) NORF – Xzavion Evans 1-yard run, Marco Peery kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 4:33; Norfolk State 21–10)
  • (9:33) HAMP – Gracen Goldsmith 30-yard run, Brett Starling kick (Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:37; Norfolk State 21–17)
  • (5:08) HAMP – Brett Starling 25-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 2:54; Norfolk State 21–20)
  • (1:29) HAMP – MarShawn Ferguson Jr. 14-yard run, Brett Starling kick (Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 0:43; Hampton 27–21)
Third Quarter
  • (11:16) NORF – Marco Peery 28-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 3:39; Hampton 27–24)
  • (6:57) HAMP – Jah'Kei Chavis 4-yard run, Brett Starling kick (Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:18; Hampton 34–24)
Fourth Quarter
  • (10:23) NORF – Ikeem Wright 18-yard pass from Otto Kuhns, Marco Peery kick (Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 2:21; Hampton 34–31)
  • (8:52) HAMP – Braden Davis 21-yard run, Brett Starling kick (Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards, 1:23; Hampton 41–31)
  • (4:02) NORF – Marco Peery 29-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 4:43; Hampton 41–34)
Statistics NORF HAMP
First downs 27 29
Total yards 415 438
Rushing yards 173 236
Passing yards 242 202
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–25–0 16–28–1
Time of possession 28:21 31:39
Team Category Player Statistics
Norfolk State Passing Otto Kuhns 15/25, 242 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Xzavion Evans 21 carries, 93 yards, TD
Receiving DreSean Kendrick 2 receptions, 120 yards, TD
Hampton Passing Braden Davis 16/28, 202 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Gracen Goldsmith 11 carries, 75 yards, TD
Receiving Maxwell Moss 4 receptions, 73 yards

Campbell

See also: 2025 Campbell Fighting Camels football team
Campbell Fighting Camels (1-5) vs. Hampton Pirates (2-4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Fighting Camels 0 10 21738
Pirates 0 14 0721

at Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 2:00 PM EDT
  • TV announcers (FloFootball): Nathan Epstein (play-by-play), Terence Green (analyst) and Kylee Quinn (sideline)
Statistics CAM HAMP
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Campbell Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Hampton Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 15 Villanova

See also: 2025 Villanova Wildcats football team
Hampton Pirates (2-5) vs. No. 15 Villanova Wildcats (4-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates - - --0
No. 15 Wildcats - - --0

at Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
Statistics HAMP VILL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Hampton Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Villanova Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 10 Monmouth

See also: 2025 Monmouth Hawks football team
No. 10 Monmouth Hawks (6-1) vs. Hampton Pirates (2-6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 10 Hawks 7 7 01428
Pirates 3 0 7010

at Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 2:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 8,693
  • Referee: Tom Zetts
  • TV announcers (FloSports): Nathan Epstein (play-by-play), Terence Green (analyst) and Tamara Brown (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (7:30) HAMP – Brett Starling 19-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 4:56; Hampton 3-0)
  • (5:16) MONM – Rodney Nelson 5-yard run, Hudson Fiene kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:14; Monmouth 7-3)
Second Quarter
  • (10:44) MONM – Rodney Nelson 3-yard run, Hudson Fiene kick (Drive: 13 plays, 87 yards, 4:16; Monmouth 14-3)
Third Quarter
  • (12:44) HAMP – Gracen Goldsmith 1-yard run, Brett Starling kick (Drive: 6 plays, 91 yards, 2:12; Monmouth 14-10)
Fourth Quarter
  • (9:36) MONM – Rodney Nelson 1-yard run, Hudson Fiene kick (Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:17; Monmouth 21-10)
  • (2:03) MONM – Rodney Nelson 6-yard run, Hudson Fiene kick (Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 5:30; Monmouth 28-10)
Statistics MONM HAMP
First downs 26 20
Total yards 420 381
Rushing yards 298 119
Passing yards 122 262
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–25–1 22–34–1
Time of possession 30:01 29:59
Team Category Player Statistics
Monmouth Passing Frankie Weaver 14/25, 122 yards, INT
Rushing Rodney Nelson 33 carries, 233 yards, 4 TD
Receiving Maxwell James 2 receptions, 30 yards
Hampton Passing Braden Davis 21/33, 242 yards, INT
Rushing Donovan Shepard 9 carries, 57 yards
Receiving Tae'Shaun Johnson 7 receptions, 104 yards

Maine

See also: 2025 Maine Black Bears football team
Maine Black Bears (5-4) vs. Hampton Pirates (2-7) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Black Bears - - --0
Pirates - - --0

at Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Statistics ME HAMP
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Maine Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Hampton Passing
Rushing
Receiving

William & Mary

See also: 2025 William & Mary Tribe football team
William & Mary Tribe (0-0) vs. Hampton Pirates (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tribe - - --0
Pirates - - --0

at Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Statistics W&M HAMP
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
William & Mary Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Hampton Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 10 Rhode Island

See also: 2025 Rhode Island Rams football team
Hampton Pirates (2-9) vs. No. 10 Rhode Island Rams (9-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates - - --0
No. 10 Rams - - --0

at Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Statistics HAMP URI
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Hampton Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Rhode Island Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

  1. ^ "Football Coaches". Hampton University Athletics. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  2. ^ "2025 Football Schedule". Hampton University Athletics. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  3. ^ "2025 Hampton Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
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